Second smallest country in the world – Not the Quality Spa Resort Hotel, Norefjell.

” One rotten apple will spoil the whole bunch, even if it does not know that it is rotten. Treat your thoughts the same way”.

A photo of the second smallest country in the world today, Monaco. Vatican state is regarded as the smallest country in the world. At only 1.95 square kilometres in size (about the same size as Central Park in New York), it has one of the largest population densities in the world (16 477 people per square km). An odd trivial fact is that the flag is almost identical to the flag of Indonesia. The name Monaco comes from Greek, and means ‘solo house’. An average person can walk across the country in under an hour, and will enjoy a country free of income tax. Strangely enough, despite being famous for the casino in Monte Carlo, citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble, and are also not allowed to enter the famous casino. And you will be unable to land your private jet there, as it does not have an airport (but it does have a heliport).

And here is a photo from the archives, already on the wordpress site a long time ago…..